Class 8 english lesson 6

Class- VIIClass- VII English 1st paperEnglish 1st paper

Presented by:Presented by: Fauzia JesminFauzia Jesmin

Asst. TeacherAsst. Teacher Department of EnglishDepartment of English

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Today’s Lesson Today’s Lesson Unit - 9Unit - 9

Lesson -6Lesson -6

Paper has advanced our life

After completing this lesson students will be able to

• know the history of making paper• know the contribution of paper to build civilization• read and understand texts • learn new words

WordWord MeaningMeaning

Key words

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record - a written account of for used in the future paper - the thin material that you write and draw bark - the outer covering of a tree encyclopedia- a book or set of books giving information about all areas of knowledge plank-a long narrow flat piece of wood

Communication of ideas is at the centre of civilisation. It needs written records. Mostof our records in the modern age are on paper. Though writing was invented veryearly, paper is a more modern invention.

For long in history, people transferred ideas through speaking and listening. Thenthere came the art of writing. But to record thoughts in writing was difficult. Writingmaterial was not available. People used surface of stone, metal, wood, bark, leaves,etc. for writing. Those things were not easy to carry. Then for ages, people looked for easy writing materials. Finally, Paper was invented in China in 105 AD.

Before paper age, knowledge was very restricted. Can you think of that time? Therewere very few books in the world. Maybe, they were written on stone or on heavywood plunks or on metal sheets. Suppose, one page was a heavy stone block. So think of a hundred page book! In our age, you can carry the entire world of knowledge in digital form in your laptop bag. You can even carry a huge volume of paper encyclopedia. But who could produce and carry tons of heavy stone books and documents in those paperless days? In fact, paper has made publication and the spread of knowledge and information easy. So you can see how paper has changed our life.

Communication of ideas is at the centre of civilisation.

Paper keeps the record of civilization

Communication of earlier civilization before art of writing

Art of writing on earlier civilization

China Invented the paper in 105 AD

How difficult it would be !

How easy it is now !

Paper has advanced our life

Discuss with your partner and make a list of things other than paper on which we can write in pens, pencils, markers, brushes, paint/pastels etc.

Questions:1. How did people transfer ideas before writing was invented?2 .Why did people look for easy writing materials?3. Why was knowledge very restricted in pre-paper age?4. Do you think paper has changed our life? Explain why your answer is‘yes’ or ‘no’.5. Where was paper invented and when?

Write the summary of the passage.